In the wake of the horrific terrorist killings in France, my heart took many turns. First there was shock, replaced by grief, then anger, followed
The media has covered casino magnates Sheldon Adelson’s address to the Israel-American Council, a recently formed organization of Israelis who live in the United States,
Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Deal with Nazis, A Flim by Gaylen Ross with over three hours of bonus features. Before there was Eichmann, there
Some books are good; others are timely. Conscripted Slaves is both. Let me explain: 2014 marks the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust in Hungary. The
It is far too early, to assess the impact of the latest war in Gaza, but still some preliminary thoughts are in order. Antisemitism Panic:
I have been in Israel for the past several days attending conferences on the Holocaust at Yad Vashem and at the Ghetto Fighter’s House, near
(ed note. The author was once director of the foundation under discussion.) Los Angeles—Dr. Rafael Medoff analyzes a speech the President gave at the 20th
I feel like the odd man out this week. But don’t feel sorry for me, I often feel like the odd man out. On four
Ordinarily, Jews have little interest in who the Roman Catholic Church canonizes as saints. Yet on the Sunday after Easter, the day that coincides with
Naming is the most human of functions. In the Bible, Adam named the animals and plants. Scientists name diseases, and in so doing they identify
I travel for my work; I travel often—my wife and children might say too often. Just before Chanukah, I was in Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Canada,
I began reading Jonathan Kirsch’s The Short Strange Life of Herschel Grynszpan: A Boy Avenger, A Nazi Diplomat and a Murder in Paris (Liveright Publishing
